A young Ginger Rogers is partially silhouetted in this photo of her in a translucent dress. It's not a cancan, but turn it 180 degrees and it could be. A nice photo on its own merits.
Cyd Charisse a generation later showing a bit more of her lingerie:
Historical precedent for Ms Rogers' pose, courtesy of Saharet and Camargo:
The Ginger Rogers photo is from the blog of Les Icones du 7eme Art:
http://lesiconesdu7art.blogspot.com/2013/10/sur-un-air-de-can-can.html
Full sized original at:
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMlO7UUJkDn-IIWn3UubzctIYLlFcrURb-mXKMif1wFeoJFTMr1QDvHV_PO6_wVj250UZqSRgZmpIccpHSo41slcQtjkI22UnqIcTFyMQqrtAKyAOCSTPWt4djrLjgZsi9O35Mry4OJg/s1600/Ginger+Rogers.jpg
The Cyd Charisse photo is from:
http://govintagevogue.tumblr.com/post/78888931287
The Saharet and Camargo photos are from:
http://footlightnotes.wordpress.com/tag/palace-theatre-london/
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/149392912610991580/
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